Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-11
SOMEDEMOCRATIC VIEWS
AS TO WHO WILL CARRY THE BAN
NERS IN 1888.

racy-Three Names Suggested for the |
Repubiicans-A Few Corrections in an |
Estimate of Sherman's Wealth--Revo- |
luton in Rhode Island Complete.
WASHINGTON CITY. April ll-During the
past week there has been much gossip and
speculation here on the political probabili- |
ties of 1873. Opinions of public men vary
somewhat. but in the main reach the conelu-
sion that despite his alleged declarations to
the contrary, President Cleveland will be re-
ouired to again enter the field as the Demo-
cratic nominee. This is predicted by such
prominent politicians as Senator Vest, Rep
resentative Springer, and a score of others
whose lights are quite as brilliant in tine po
litical field Senator Vest says: ''If Cleve-
lands administration continues as it has
gone on for two years. and the country has
no financial hurricane to sweep over it, he
will be nominated and elected no matter
who is the Republican candidate. To-day
Cleveland can defeat any man IN the Union.
The people at large know he is honest and
fearless in his duty"
While Mr. Vest does not profess to know
much of Republican possibilities he thinks
Sherman are the leading candidates Re
ferring to these gentlemen the senator re-
Gently said: "Both are men of unquestiona-
BILE ability, but no two public men can be
more unlike in temperament and demeanor.
Mr.. Blaine is dashirg, magnetic, brilliant
leader, whose followers would die for him,
while Sherman is cold, deberative, and
commands respect for his talents, but no en-
thusiasm or personal devotion | have no
doubt Mr.. Blaine can be nominated if he
wants it, or can name the nominee if he
dent care for the nomination himself do
not know the exact relations between Blaine
and Sherman, but 1t is my impression that
Mr.. Blaine would prefer Allison to Sherman.
Allison would be Il strong candidate and
would make a good president, hut | have no
doubt Cleveland couli defeat him or any
other Republican A great many changes
may come IN two Years, but this Is the out
look now"
Mr.. Springer, speaking of Mr.. Cleveland
as the Democratic party's next candidate
Tor president. remarked that nobody was op-
posing his denomination ami the probability
was that he would be nominated BY acclama-
ton Mr.. Springer is OF the opinion that
the presidents strongest card at the conven-
ton will be the security that he has given to
business interests.
A Democratic senator who has diff red
with the president on political points but is
nevertheless great admirer of Mr. Cleve-
land predicts that the next Democratic Ma
tional convention will give the present ad-
| ministration hearty endorsement, and that
| Mr. Cleveand's denomination will be SO
strongly insisted upon that his alleged objac
ton to a second term will be overcome; and
that in all probability Postmaster General
Villas will receive the nomination for vice
president. The postmaster general in his ex-
IRENE modesty rldlcules this statement but
| his name is more frequently mentioned in
this section IN connection with the second
place on the Democratic ticket of 1855 than
| that of any other gentleman.
| OF those prominent in politics who have
recently visited the capital Judge Holman.
of Indiana, is probably the most conservative
on the presidential outlook He objects to
| making predictions so tar ahead. but would
not be surprised y he says If IS would be a
repetition of 70 for the Republican party.
The conflicts OF strong men at that time were
so irreconcliabe that the party had to NOM
mate Rutherford B. HAYES. | should not
wonder if the contest between Blaine AMI
| Sherman should reach that pitch where it
would be necessary to drop both and NOM
mate some man like Allison, who has been a
good useful business man in congress, who
has considerable experience in public affairs,
| whose character is good, whose record is
clean and who is personally a general
| favoriten
mo man, the judge said, sis wise enough
now to point to single political event of
next year asa certainty, and there are ele-
ements of uncertainty 10 politics now which
| We have not been accustomed to in the past
| In the regular old-time run of things might
| have been able to form pretty fair estimate
OF what might happen. But this new labor
element in politics, | confess, is too much for
me- | can not discuss it Or reason about it,
| even with any satisfaction to myself, and of
course could not hope todiscuss 1t with any
satisfaction to another. AT present We have
seen it only in the cities. Tho farmers have
not yet put 1t into practice. The Democratic
party has always been composed mainly of
workingmen. But it seems impossible to
| form the slightest idea of what United La
Dor might choose to do in the next prasi-
dental campaign"
| Among Republican statesmen who have
been interviewed on the sub ject the impress
sion appears to be that the Republican nom
ination lies between Blaine, Sherman and
| Allison All three candidates doubtless have
many staunch friends and admirers. and
either Of them could, Judging from the utter
ances of friends, unite the party. But as
but few Republican leaders have visited
Washington since the journment of con-
gress the true sentiment OF the party could
not well be told from this point at this time
As rule, too the prominent Republicans
/ who have recently visited the capital, O.
pear to be dislnciined to talk politics from q
| Republican point of view, but few hesitate to
| express the opinion, however that their op-
ponents will again ''enieavor to nominate
| Grover Cleveland"